Serial Ethernet Proto: Shield RJ45 jack not grounded

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Serial Ethernet Proto: Shield RJ45 jack not grounded

#1 Post by Dany » 21 Dec 2008 11:03

Hi,
On the "Serial Ethernet Proto" board the shield of the RJ45 Ethetnet Jack is actually not connected to the GND of the ENC28J60, while the electrical circuit diagram shows it is.
In the RJ45 jack there is a 1000pF 2kV capacitor between the shield and the "primary" of the Eth transformers, so the shield should be earthed to make the 1000pF have some means.
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#2 Post by Dusan » 25 Dec 2008 10:09

Thank you for pointing this out. We will correct this in the next board revision.

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Dusan Mihajlovic

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#3 Post by Dany » 25 Dec 2008 10:21

Dusan wrote:Thank you for pointing this out. We will correct this in the next board revision.
Best regards,
Dusan Mihajlovic
Thanks Dusan. Keep up the good work! :D
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#4 Post by toobajaved » 04 Feb 2009 15:28

how to ground this shield??

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#5 Post by Dany » 04 Feb 2009 17:16

toobajaved wrote:how to ground this shield??
Hi, I soldered a thin wire on the copper side of the Serial Ethernet Proto board between the shield solderings and the minus of E1 (big electrolytic capacitor).
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#6 Post by toobajaved » 05 Feb 2009 13:41

thanx.. =)

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